Scots welfare system to embrace dignity and respect
New welfare powers must put the needs of people first says committee Dignity and respect must be at the heart of a new a Scottish welfare system, MSPs have said.
21 Dec 2015
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Campaigning couples tell peers of barriers to justice
Two couples who have taken disability discrimination cases through the legal system have told a committee of peers about the barriers they have faced in trying to secure justice.
21 Dec 2015
Shadow minister set for disability equality road trip
A Labour shadow minister is to travel the country to ask disabled people for their help in designing a 21st-century social security system.
20 Dec 2015
WRAG cut ‘could harm health and damage work prospects’
Government plans to cut support for many disabled people on out-of-work benefits could harm their mental health and make it harder for them to return to work, according to a review led by a disabled peer.
20 Dec 2015
Jen Dodds: Why you should respond to the consultation on Disabled Students Allowance (BSL)
Posted on December 7, 2015
18 Dec 2015
Duncan Smith told to start again on carers' benefits after discrimination ruling
IAIN Duncan Smith is being called upon by the SNP to "go back to the drawing board and start again" after a court ruling, which found that including the allowance given to carers in the UK Government's benefit cap discriminated indirectly against disabled people.
18 Dec 2015